Paddock Valley Dam

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Paddock Valley Dam is a dam in Washington County, Idaho.

This earthen dam was constructed in 1949 by the local Little Willow Irrigation District, with a height of 43 feet (13 m) and a length of 300 feet (91 m) long at its crest.[1] It impounds Little Willow Creek for flood control and irrigation water storage, owned and operated by the local district.

The reservoir it creates, Paddock Valley Reservoir, has a normal surface area of 1,300 acres (530 ha) and maximum capacity of 36,400 acre-feet (44,900,000 m3).[1] Recreation includes fishing for Yellow Bullhead, Crappie, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, and Punkinseed Sunfish.[2] In 2008 the site was the tentative location of a nuclear power plant planned by MidAmerican Nuclear Energy, which was deemed not cost-effective.[3]

  1. ^ a b Stanford University Dam Directory: Details Archived 2016-03-13 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Flyfisher's Guide to Idaho, by Ken Retallic, Rocky Barker, page 223
  3. ^ Casper Star Tribune:"Company drops nuke plant"